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Originally Posted by maxustaxus
You notice I was very carfeul in my words. What I said was: "the efficiency of ordinary mask use in the sorts of situations it is mandated is very weak"
I.e., I am not refering to medical quality masks of the type used by surgeons in an operating theatre. That is a different debate I think.
My implication is that a face covering or ordinary mask in a supermarket is not effective. Good ventilation would be a better apporach I understand.
You see the problem here...it is hard to debate this topic if we are not precise in our terms.
And people who work with the dying/dead people do not have a monopoly on undertsanding the widfer costs of applying pandemic measures that are less than effective.
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If you want personal protection from a mask you should use the N95. The standard masks are for protecting 3'rd party from YOU spreading virus. Which is why it is important WE ALL use them!
Your primary defence is alchohol and/or water & soap. That is common knowledge.
The plastic screens some people use are only good if someone spits on you or an absess bursts.